Lahad Datu (P188)
Sabah constituency
Federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
MP
Yusof Apdal
Warisan
Constituency created2019
First contested2022
Last contested2022
Demographics
Population (2020)[1]299,550
Electors (2022)100,256
Area (km²)8,594
Pop. density (per km²)34.9

Lahad Datu is a federal constituency in Tawau Division (Kunak District and Lahad Datu District) and Sandakan Division (Kinabatangan District), Sabah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 2019 was renamed from Silam.[2]

The federal constituency was created in the 2019 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics

https://ge15.orientaldaily.com.my/seats/sabah/p

Ethnic breakdown of Lahad Datu's electorate as of 2022

  Malay-Muslim Bumiputera (43.47%)
  Sabah Bumiputera (38.5%)
  Chinese (10%)
  Other ethnicities (7.8%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Lahad Datu constituency has a total of 31 polling districts.[3]

State constituency Polling District Code Location
Tungku (N60) Segangan 188/60/01 SK Bikang
Silabukan 188/60/02 SMK Silabukan
Ulu Tungku 188/60/03 SK Sri Darun
Tungku 188/60/04
  • SMK Tungku
  • SK Bangingod
FELDA Sahabat 188/60/05
  • SK Sahabat 16
  • SK Cenderawasih
  • SK Sahabat II
Tambisan 188/60/06 Mini Dewan Tambisan Darat
Tanjung Labian 188/60/07 SK Tanjung Labian
Segama (N61) Belacon 188/61/01 SMK Segama
Dam Road 188/61/02 SMK Agasah
North Road 188/61/03 SK Lahad Datu II
Tengah Nipah 188/61/04 SK Binuang
Ulu Segama 188/61/05 SK Sandau
Segama 188/61/06 SJK (C) Kiau Shing
Tabanac 188/61/07 SK Lahad Datu IV
Singgahmata 188/61/08 SK Pekan
Jalan Segama 188/61/09 SJK (C) Yuk Choi
Silam (N62) Sepagaya 188/62/01 SK Teruasan
Sakar 188/62/02 SK Tanjong Paras
Bandar Lahad Datu 188/62/03 SK Lahad Datu III
Lapangan Terbang 188/62/04 SMK St. Dominic
Panji Baru 188/62/05 SK St. Dominic
Taman Fajar 188/62/06 SJK (C) Siew Ching
Silam 188/62/07 SK Silam
Kunak (N63) Mostyn 188/63/08 SK Mostyn
Madai 188/63/02 SMK Madai
Kampung Kunak 188/63/03 SK Kunak I
Gidam 188/63/04 SK Ladang Giram
Pengkalan Kunak 188/63/05 SMK Kunak
Kunak Jaya 183/63/06 SK Kampung Selamat
Pangi 183/63/07 SK Pangi
Pekan Kunak 183/63/08 SMK Kunak Jaya

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Lahad Datu
Parliament No Years Member Party
Constituency created, renamed from Silam[2]
14th P188 2019-2021 Mohammadin Ketapi (محمدين كتاڤي) WARISAN
2021 Independent
2021–2022 GRS (BERSATU)
2022 PBM
15th 2022-present Yusof Apdal (محمد يوسف اڤدل) WARISAN

State constituency

Parliamentary
constituency		 State constituency
1967–1974 1974–1985 1985–1995 1995–2004 2004–2020 2020–present
Lahad Datu Kunak
Tungku
Segama
Silam

Current state assembly members

No. State Constituency Member Coalition (Party)
N60 Tungku Assaffal P. Alian WARISAN
N61 Segama Mohammadin Ketapi BN (UMNO)
N62 Silam Dumi Pg. Masdal WARISAN
N63 Kunak Norazlinah Arif GRS (GAGASAN)

Local governments

No. State Constituency Local Government
N60 Tungku
  • Kinabatangan District Council (Tambisan area)
  • Lahad Datu District Council
N61 Segama Lahad Datu District Council
N62 Silam
N63 Kunak Kunak District Council

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Sabah Heritage Party Mohd Yusof Apdal 27,116 46.64
BN Maizatul Alkam Alawi 22,740 39.11
PH Oscar Sia Yu Hock 8,289 14.26
Total valid votes 58,145 100.00
Total rejected ballots 828
Unreturned ballots 194
Turnout 59,167 58.00
Registered electors 100,256
Majority 4,376 7.53
This was a new constituency created.
Source(s)
https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1753262/PUB619_2022.pdf

References

  1. ^ "Kawasanku". Department of Statistics Malaysia. 2023-09-24. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
  2. ^ a b "Dewan Rakyat luluskan usul persempadanan semula Sabah". Malaysiakini (in Malay). 2019-07-17. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
  3. ^ "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.
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